Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's water polo
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
City Rio de Janeiro
Venue(s) Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre,
Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates9–19 August 2016
Teams 8 (from 4 confederations)
Competitors104
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches24
Goals scored435 (18.13 per match)
Multiple
appearances 		4-time Olympian(s): 1
3-time Olympian(s): 12
Multiple
medalists 		3-time medalist(s): 1
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Maggie Steffens
(17 goals in 6 matches)
Most saves Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gorlero
(65 saves in 6 matches)
Top sprinter(s) Flag of the United States.svg Rachel Fattal
(17 sprints won in 6 matches)
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Maggie Steffens
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2020 →

The women's tournament of Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 9 August and ended on 19 August 2016. [1] Games were held at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

The United States won the gold medal by defeating Italy 12–5 in the final. Russia captured bronze, beating Hungary 19–18. [2]

Competition schedule

GGroup stageQFQuarter-finalsSFSemi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Tue 9Wed 10Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16Wed 17Thu 18Fri 19
GGGQFSFBF

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation2 October 2009 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Oceanian Continental Selection [3] 19 October 2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2015 Asian Championship 16–17 December 2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Foshan 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2016 European Championships 10–22 January 2016 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
World Qualification Tournament 21–28 March 2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gouda 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Total8

Draw

The draw was held on 10 April 2016. [4]

Teams from eight nations compete in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016. [5]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament. [6]

Preliminary round

Group A

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 33002715+126 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32013115+164
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31022331−82
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)30031333−200
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

9 August 2016
10:20		 Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg9–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–0, 3–0, 3–2
Bianconi 3Goalsthree players 1

9 August 2016
13:00		 Report Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–5, 3–2, 0–4
Prokofyeva 2Goals Southern 4

11 August 2016
09:00		 Report Russia  Flag of Russia.svg14–7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–0, 4–2, 6–1
Ivanova, Prokofyeva 3Goals Chiappini 4

11 August 2016
10:20		 Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg8–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
 Péter Molnár (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters:4–2, 0–1, 2–3, 2–1
Garibotti 3Goals Southern, Webster 2

13 August 2016
10:20		 Report Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Joseph Peila (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 1–3, 1–2
Grineva 2Goals Bianconi 3

13 August 2016
11:40		 Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg10–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–1, 2–0, 3–1
Gofers, Webster 2Goalsthree players 3

Group B

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33003414+206 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32012729−24
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 31022933−42
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30032337−140
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

9 August 2016
09:00		 Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg11–13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 3–6, 2–1
Ma Huanhuan, Niu Guannan 3Goals Czigány 4

9 August 2016
11:40		 Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–11Flag of the United States.svg  United States Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 2–2, 0–2
García 2Goalsthree players 2

11 August 2016
11:40		 Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–12Flag of the United States.svg  United States Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–3, 2–3, 1–2
four players 1Goals Musselman, Steffens 4

11 August 2016
13:00		 Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg11–10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 4–1, 1–3
five players 2Goals Bujka 5

13 August 2016
09:00		 Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg8–12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–4, 1–2, 1–3
Zhang Cong 3Goals López 4

13 August 2016
13:00		 Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg6–11Flag of the United States.svg  United States Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–5, 1–1, 2–3
Szűcs 2Goals Steffens 4

Final round

Final Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
         
A1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12
B4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7
A3 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9
A1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12
A3 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 12
B2 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
A2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
B3 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13
B3 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10 Bronze medal match
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14
A4 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3 4 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13 Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (PSO) 19
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place classification5th place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10
 
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6
 
7th place match
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 10

Quarterfinals

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

15 August 2016
14:10		 Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–13Flag of the United States.svg  United States Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 0–3, 0–5, 3–0
three players 1Goalsfour players 2

15 August 2016
15:30		 Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg11–13 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 3–2, 2–1   PSO: 3–5
Southern 3Goals Bujka, Keszthelyi 2

15 August 2016
18:20		 Report Russia  Flag of Russia.svg12–10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 5–3, 2–2
Fedotova 4Goals López, Tarragó 3

15 August 2016
19:40		 Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg12–7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 4–2, 4–3
Bianconi 3Goals Zhang Cong 3

5th–8th place classification

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

17 August 2016
11:00		 Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg11–4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Marie Deslières (CAN)
Score by quarters:2–1, 3–1, 4–1, 2–1
Arancini, Southern 3Goals Chiappini 2

17 August 2016
15:10		 Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg11–6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Fabio Toffoli (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 4–2, 3–2
five players 2Goals Ma Huanhuan 2

Semifinals

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

17 August 2016
12:20		 Report Russia  Flag of Russia.svg9–12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–4, 0–2, 5–4
Ivanova, Lisunova 2Goals Garibotti 5

17 August 2016
16:30		 Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg10–14Flag of the United States.svg  United States Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 3–4, 2–2
Keszthelyi 4Goals Steffens 4

7th place match

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

19 August 2016
10:00		 Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 0–2, 3–4
Chiappini 3Goalsthree players 2

5th place match

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

19 August 2016
14:10		 Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg10–12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:5–4, 2–3, 1–3, 2–2
Buckling 3Goals Tarragó 7

Bronze medal match

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

19 August 2016
11:20		 Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg18–19Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Bronze medal icon.svg Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Fillippo Gomez (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–4, 3–1, 3–4  PSO: 6–7
Bujka 3Goals Fedotova 5

Gold medal match

All times are BRT (UTC-3).

19 August 2016
15:30		 Report Gold medal icon.svg United States  Flag of the United States.svg12–5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Silver medal icon.svg Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters:4–1, 1–2, 4–1, 3–1
Neushul 3Goals Radicchi 2

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Multi-time Olympians

Four-time Olympian(s): 1 player

Three-time Olympian(s): 12 players

Multiple medalists

Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 1 player

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) [1]
Samantha Hill
Maddie Musselman
Melissa Seidemann
Rachel Fattal
Caroline Clark
Maggie Steffens
Courtney Mathewson
Kiley Neushul
Aria Fischer
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Makenzie Fischer
Kami Craig
Ashleigh Johnson
Head coach: Adam Krikorian 		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Giulia Gorlero
Chiara Tabani
Arianna Garibotti
Elisa Queirolo
Federica Radicchi
Rosaria Aiello
Tania Di Mario
Roberta Bianconi
Giulia Enrica Emmolo
Francesca Pomeri
Aleksandra Cotti
Teresa Frassinetti
Laura Teani
Head coach: Fabio Conti 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Anna Ustyukhina
Maria Borisova
Ekaterina Prokofyeva
Elvina Karimova
Nadezhda Fedotova
Olga Belova
Ekaterina Lisunova
Anastasia Simanovich
Anna Timofeeva
Evgenia Soboleva
Evgeniya Ivanova
Anna Grineva
Anna Karnaukh
Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov

Awards

The women's all-star team was announced on 19 August 2016. [20]

Most Valuable Player
Media All-Star Team

See also

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